Newark Union Cemetery in Wilmington, Delaware

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Get directions Newark Union Public Rd.
Wilmington, Delaware 19803 United States

Coordinates: 39.78667, -75.51375
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After arriving in America in 1682, Valentine Hollingsworth obtained a land grant for 986 acres from William Penn which he called New Worke. In 1687, he donated half an acre of his land (which already had graves) for a burial ground for the Quaker community. In 1845, Newark Union Church was built as a one-room, two story fieldstone structure and served as the meetinghouse for the Quaker community.

In 1906, the church was renovated into a late Gothic Revival style one-story building with the entrance changing from a simple door at the south side of the building to an entrance with a vestibule on the east side.

In 1950's, the congregation expanded and left to build Aldersgate Methodist Church which is still in operation today. After that, other non-denominational congregations met there until 1970. It has not been in use as a church since then.

The cemetery is being restored and plays host to a variety of events like Wreathes Across America and a Fall Outdoor Sketch Event. In February 2020, Newark Union Church and Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and on December 14, 2020, a new historic marker was placed beside the cemetery.

The cemetery is a favorite of local genealogists as it contains some well-known families of Brandywine Hundred such as Talley, Weldin, Grubb, and Carr.